United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6482 (117th)
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022
Introduced
25 January 2022
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4], Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Madison Cawthorn, Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 This bill allows certain individuals to sue and recover damages for harm from exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987. This action is available only to individuals who were exposed to contaminated water for at least 30 days. The bill prohibits the U.S. government from asserting specified immunity from litigation in response to such a lawsuit. The bill also prohibits an individual who brings such an action from bringing a separate tort action against the United States based on the same harm.
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Timeline
25 January 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 January 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Madison Cawthorn · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
- related to → Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
- related to → Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6482
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6482
- us · 117-hr-6482 · source updated 5 December 2025